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pew safe credit cards issued 400 card issuers. the median lowest rate jump from 9.99% to 11.99% just in the first half of 2009. at the same time, pew says bank profit on credit card debt soared 46%. that leads us to our blog question. have your credit card interest rates gone up? how much and do you think your bank is taking advantage of you? have your say. go to cnn.com/newsroom and share your opinion with us. >>> well, the feds call this one one of the largest cases of identity theft yet. a miami man charged with stealing now, more than 130 million credit card numbers. prosecutors say he hacked into networks used by the 7-eleven convenience stores, hannaford brothers grocery and heartland payment systems. albert gonzalez already in jail. >>> in texas, a judge could testify today at her ethics trial. listen to this. she's accused of watching the clock and closing her court to a late death penalty appeal. james munez reports, he's with cnn affiliate keas in san antonio. >> reporter: judge sharon keller was first elected to the tex
pew safe credit cards issued 400 card issuers. the median lowest rate jump from 9.99% to 11.99% just in the first half of 2009. at the same time, pew says bank profit on credit card debt soared 46%. that leads us to our blog question. have your credit card interest rates gone up? how much and do you think your bank is taking advantage of you? have your say. go to cnn.com/newsroom and share your opinion with us. >>> well, the feds call this one one of the largest cases of identity theft...
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the new model is scheduled to make its day pew in late 2010. joining us live to talk about it, the ceo of carlos.com. good morning. >> good morning. >> the epa released a statement saying it has not tested the volt so, therefore, cannot confirm the fuel economy values claimed by gm. in your mind, 230 miles a gallon, is this gm claim for real? >> we compare engines to hybrids. now we're looking at the volt which is a sort of in your house goes out power, you still have a generator that you can turn on. that's sort of what the chchevy is. last night we were at an unveil. our vice president from nissan was there and i asked him about the knnissan new plug in electr. he said that they would get 360 miles per gallon. so it tells you that the e process is changing the way that they are calculating miles per gallon. >> i'm curious. do you think as people listen to all this, are they paying attention? because americans love big cars. the volt is not going to fit the bill there. are americans going to buy into this whole volt thing? >> i think it's inte
the new model is scheduled to make its day pew in late 2010. joining us live to talk about it, the ceo of carlos.com. good morning. >> good morning. >> the epa released a statement saying it has not tested the volt so, therefore, cannot confirm the fuel economy values claimed by gm. in your mind, 230 miles a gallon, is this gm claim for real? >> we compare engines to hybrids. now we're looking at the volt which is a sort of in your house goes out power, you still have a...
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. >> and remarkably, 25% of the am pew tees return to active duty. some to the battlefield. >> we send them with extra pro-thetics so if the prosthetic gets injured again they've got a spare in the trunk. >> that has been the tradition at walter reed since it opened in 1909. >> it started out as a state of the art hospital. it had an electric elevator indoor plumbing, electricity and an x-ray room. that was state of the art back then. >> it was named after an army doctor who discovered during the spanish-american war that yellow feef, which was killing more soldiers than battle injuries, was transmitted by mosquitos. >> war is one of those catalysts to come up with new treatments to save the wounded. vascular surgery. the beginnings of that in the korean war, as well as vietnam. >> during world war i, the hospital expanded from 80 beds to 2500. by building long wooden barracks. what is it like for a commander in chief when they come here and see the soldiers they've seen in battle back home. >> they'll come back teary eyed out of the room. privately
. >> and remarkably, 25% of the am pew tees return to active duty. some to the battlefield. >> we send them with extra pro-thetics so if the prosthetic gets injured again they've got a spare in the trunk. >> that has been the tradition at walter reed since it opened in 1909. >> it started out as a state of the art hospital. it had an electric elevator indoor plumbing, electricity and an x-ray room. that was state of the art back then. >> it was named after an army...
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something, but a growing number are reluctant to identify with any specific faith, according to the pew center for religion and politics. their research indicates that the only growing segment among religious americans are those who self identified and unof a fill kuwaited with any denomination. >> people are roptsing out, because they feel like they're giving more than they are getting in a lot of mainstream churches. >> it is limiting when you define yourself as a certain thing, whether that's buddhist, christian. >> organized faiths say they're aware of the trend and are taking action. the united methodist church has launched a $20 million campaign to get people back into the pews, including slick television ads and volunteers handing out i-tunes gift cards in times square. the roman catholics have a similar effort aimed at bringing young people into the church, and the as a results, ty say, have been nothing short of miraculous. >> people are coming back by the droves, in many cases for less than $2 a soul. we're asking people to rethink their understanding of church and why they pa
something, but a growing number are reluctant to identify with any specific faith, according to the pew center for religion and politics. their research indicates that the only growing segment among religious americans are those who self identified and unof a fill kuwaited with any denomination. >> people are roptsing out, because they feel like they're giving more than they are getting in a lot of mainstream churches. >> it is limiting when you define yourself as a certain thing,...
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. >> i mean, there was also-- pew poll showing americans are unhappy with how the media are covering health care. they don't understand what's going on and that's why the vacuum is created and that's where the media is to blame for picking up, following whatever is hang, not saying let's essentially look at this and broke it down and they could go-- >> there are no details after-- at least the clintons gave us details. this time they've given us no details so really the media doesn't have that much to go on. >> a perfect example is the death panel thing. if there is no death count, and ask what is crafted was crafted by a republican. it's ridiculous, if it is total-- >> hold on, true or false, true or false, within the public's health bureaucracy of liberalism last 40 or 50 years, a significant ueuthanasia has emerged, with the organ, example-- >> pick one story. >> can i pick a story. >> after the break, there is a point this week, the first time this week on the newspapers finally they did give some section of the newspapers explaining what potential plans could be. we will have th
. >> i mean, there was also-- pew poll showing americans are unhappy with how the media are covering health care. they don't understand what's going on and that's why the vacuum is created and that's where the media is to blame for picking up, following whatever is hang, not saying let's essentially look at this and broke it down and they could go-- >> there are no details after-- at least the clintons gave us details. this time they've given us no details so really the media...
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there was also a question in the pew poll about trust. a lot move democrats say they trust the government with their health insurance than they do health insurance agencies. and republicans say exactly the opposite. so these feelings were out there even before people took to the streets in august. >> as you talk to individuals who are going into these meetings whether it was claire mccaskill's or mike ross', i spoke with a retired cotton farmer who has two grand kids, low income, they don't have insurance, he says something needs to be done and he doesn't see an answer other than with government. i spoke with somebody who buys insurance on the individual market in arkansas, and her husband has medicare, but she said i need something that is cheaper and i'm hoping they can do that for me. so a lot of people are looking to the government for something, but maybe they are not the ones standing up getting rowdy. >> much more to discuss with dan and brianna and joe when we come back. we have the number one rated online banking website. it has
there was also a question in the pew poll about trust. a lot move democrats say they trust the government with their health insurance than they do health insurance agencies. and republicans say exactly the opposite. so these feelings were out there even before people took to the streets in august. >> as you talk to individuals who are going into these meetings whether it was claire mccaskill's or mike ross', i spoke with a retired cotton farmer who has two grand kids, low income, they...
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they will listen to what y'all are saying to us as we sit in the pews. so are y'all in a unique position here to kind of wield some power and affect influence in this particular policy debate? >> i think as the rabbi's very well stated, part of that is just helping people to understand that there's a really compelling sense of this that comes from our faith transitions. if i was back at the 19th street baptist, it would be matthew 25626, i was sick and you came and took care of me. and helping people to understand at a very grassroots level, influencing legislators, influencing the government to understand that this is a reform issue that deals in people's lives. ideal with people in my congregation on one end of the spectrum who are seniors and they're always concerned about catastrophic illness and whether or not that will not only realign their own lives, but the lives of their families. and i also deal with young people who are entering the job market. they're worried about if they can afford health insurance that's adequate or if they could lose the
they will listen to what y'all are saying to us as we sit in the pews. so are y'all in a unique position here to kind of wield some power and affect influence in this particular policy debate? >> i think as the rabbi's very well stated, part of that is just helping people to understand that there's a really compelling sense of this that comes from our faith transitions. if i was back at the 19th street baptist, it would be matthew 25626, i was sick and you came and took care of me. and...
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today a pew study states 49% approve. once again talking points does not oppose improving the healthcare system. top story, reaction from "fox news" bizarre. you can see him at 4 p.m. and the "fox business" channel 6 p.m.. >> i agree with everything you said. i really think this is the apop crisp. >> either you've wised up massively -- you have a little frog in your throat. >> when you get scared. we're cutting you slack. let's talk numbers. as soon as the bizarre of "fox news" -- >> i don't like czar. it's not working too well for this guy so i don't want it. >> how about the big big czar kahuna. >> you can't pay it off or the savings you want from it from what i've seen of just one of the house measures which is the thousand page bill. this assumes savings we've never seen in the history of any government initiative. to pay the balance, they think taking the deductionings or limiting for guys like you is going to pay the balance. it can't be done. >> the cbo agrees with you, the congressional budget office. their non-po
today a pew study states 49% approve. once again talking points does not oppose improving the healthcare system. top story, reaction from "fox news" bizarre. you can see him at 4 p.m. and the "fox business" channel 6 p.m.. >> i agree with everything you said. i really think this is the apop crisp. >> either you've wised up massively -- you have a little frog in your throat. >> when you get scared. we're cutting you slack. let's talk numbers. as soon as the...
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of those, the pew hispanic center estimates that are about 6 million uninsured adults who are illegal and 700,000 uninsured children. so, here's the question. how should health care reform address the issue of illegal aliens? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and post a comment on my blog. you don't hear this talked about among the politicians at all. >> a good question. linda douglas, the white house spokeswoman on health care, is going to be on the show in the next hour. i'm going to ask her this question. let's see what she has to say, jack. thanks very much. >> look forward to t. >> all right. good question from jack cafferty. >>> coming up, an exclusive look inside a scene of up speakable horror. >> this was one of the main execution sites. it is literally like standing in a wasteland and there are bones just strewn all over the place. >> cnn's arwa damon goes inside a former al qaeda hideout in the iraqi desert and what she found was shocking. >>> also, growing concern over the next step in dna science. could it lead to innocent people being convicted of crimes they did not commit? >>>
of those, the pew hispanic center estimates that are about 6 million uninsured adults who are illegal and 700,000 uninsured children. so, here's the question. how should health care reform address the issue of illegal aliens? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and post a comment on my blog. you don't hear this talked about among the politicians at all. >> a good question. linda douglas, the white house spokeswoman on health care, is going to be on the show in the next hour. i'm going to ask her...
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pew research, 44 opposed, 43 support. new york times, 77% say costs will increase under the government plan. where did you get your numbers, dick durbin? let me know, give me a ringel jingle, will you, dick? white house press secretary robert gibbs. he doesn't understand it, but he is the pulsebury spokesman^ -- the pillsbury spokesman, i guess. i referred to it as another brooks brothers brigade, like we are all standing up, another astroturf grassroots with manufactured anger, especially coming from the same people who stick up for the spontaneous protests of acorn. this is just a tad annoying. i thought obama was going to heal the divisions. heal! and unite us all. i swear i heard him say that before. >> the great thing about the country is it's a so free that people can protest the president, and did. glenn: that was george bush, but didn't barack obama say the same thing? how is ridiculing those who disagree with you in any way, shape or form uniting people? perhaps the only outlet more shameful than the white house
pew research, 44 opposed, 43 support. new york times, 77% say costs will increase under the government plan. where did you get your numbers, dick durbin? let me know, give me a ringel jingle, will you, dick? white house press secretary robert gibbs. he doesn't understand it, but he is the pulsebury spokesman^ -- the pillsbury spokesman, i guess. i referred to it as another brooks brothers brigade, like we are all standing up, another astroturf grassroots with manufactured anger, especially...
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that time, the main stream media totally ignored the fact that barack obama was in reverend white's pews and considered him a mentor and the only exception was sean hannity who had him on to talk about the black value system that basically says that the way any blacks who achieve economic success are being bought off by the capitalist system and are to be shunned. but in my stories, i reported for the first time on reverend white's sermons, saying that the government created aids to kill off blacks, that israel is a racist country, that the government created killers to kill off minorities throughout the world, et cetera, et cetera. and also that the same reverend white gave awards to farrah kahn for lifetime achievement. who picked up those stories? nobody. nobody touched it. i mentioned the stories to a cnn rerter at a party and she had not seen the stories and she said that's amazing. of course, i could never run a story like that. i would be accused of being bias against barack obama by my network. finally, after sending the stories to friends i know in mainstream media, tv networks
that time, the main stream media totally ignored the fact that barack obama was in reverend white's pews and considered him a mentor and the only exception was sean hannity who had him on to talk about the black value system that basically says that the way any blacks who achieve economic success are being bought off by the capitalist system and are to be shunned. but in my stories, i reported for the first time on reverend white's sermons, saying that the government created aids to kill off...
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president barack obama, former presidents jimmy carter, george bush, and bill clinton sat in the pews with their wives. president barack obama gave the eulogy recalling the achievements of the lawmaker. >> i, like so many others in the city where he worked for nearly half a century, knew him as a colleague, a mentor, and above all, as a friend. ted kennedy was the baby of the family who became its patriarch. the restless dreamer who became its rock. >> senator kennedy's son ted also spoke about his father. at the grave site tonight cardinal mckerrick shared contents of a letter president kennedy wrote to the pope. the letter delivered by president barack obama in his recent trip to rome. in the letter he tells the pontiff that he's dying and that he would like the pontiff's prayers. but he said he made a mis-- he had made mistakes but he had fought for the death penalty, and oaring laws that help the disadvantaged. one observer said the letter sounded like a last confession. > >>he> news tonight nent hwant your hinelyo p ellocating a hit- run driver who st ckwo twomen and itpe apar hd
president barack obama, former presidents jimmy carter, george bush, and bill clinton sat in the pews with their wives. president barack obama gave the eulogy recalling the achievements of the lawmaker. >> i, like so many others in the city where he worked for nearly half a century, knew him as a colleague, a mentor, and above all, as a friend. ted kennedy was the baby of the family who became its patriarch. the restless dreamer who became its rock. >> senator kennedy's son ted also...
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her husband is sitting in the front pew of the church. her body is laying in state, or laying here at the church surrounded by flowers and family pictures, and the family has been greeting a steady stream of mourners, many, some people involved in the special olympics. some just people who live here at the cape and want to pay their respects. boston's cardinal o mally was here today. the governor of massachusetts is expected to come today as well. as i said, many of her, many members of her extended family are here as well including her god child, robert kennedy jr., who spoke with andrea mitchell earlier. >> she inspired me when i was 14 to spend 100 hours working in the column for the retard ed, this was upstate new york. how people treated these people at that time, she believed that you know, every human being has a soul and every soul is beloved by god. >> reporter: this is a woman who truly changed the world. who changed the way not only we here in america treat and appreciate those who suffer from intellectual challenges, but also
her husband is sitting in the front pew of the church. her body is laying in state, or laying here at the church surrounded by flowers and family pictures, and the family has been greeting a steady stream of mourners, many, some people involved in the special olympics. some just people who live here at the cape and want to pay their respects. boston's cardinal o mally was here today. the governor of massachusetts is expected to come today as well. as i said, many of her, many members of her...
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pew, gal up. decline and support among independents and large group of people moving against this plan. but the important tactical reasons are this. i think they want to have a battle over process, because if we are arguing about town hall meetings, we aren't arguing about the substance of the bill and what has gotten them into difficulty is the substance of the bill. they want to reassure the 60 democratic senators and the democrats in the house, they are trying to dismiss them. they are nuts. the polls are saying, they represent an emerging strong majority in america that says no. sean: we have spent a lot of time talking about what is now commonly known as the death panels, these end-of-life counselors, the house will would mandate that when they're older in life, this would be mandatory and maybe more often. the senate just confirmed that they are dropping it from the bill. they had been denying it existed and now they're saying we're going to drop it. is that a victory for the people showing
pew, gal up. decline and support among independents and large group of people moving against this plan. but the important tactical reasons are this. i think they want to have a battle over process, because if we are arguing about town hall meetings, we aren't arguing about the substance of the bill and what has gotten them into difficulty is the substance of the bill. they want to reassure the 60 democratic senators and the democrats in the house, they are trying to dismiss them. they are nuts....
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this is data from the pew research center. thinking about immigrants in the u.s. illegally, do you favor or oppose providing immigrants to gain legal citizenship if they pass background ships and -- passed background checks and find jobs. these propositions are well supported by the public. if you look at 2009, it has not gone down, it has gone up. a 63%-34% in favor of this. there are several other results consistent with this. in this time of severe economic crisis, feelings about immigrants don't seem to have become more negative. in fact, we of more support for immigration reform. let's look at how these demographics are working at all. my proposition is going forward, we will see more positive use of immigrants and a more favorable time of immigration reform. this is data from the progressive studies program poll about cultural and other issues. we asked a question about whether you agree or disagree if immigrants are a burden on society because they take jobs and these governments benefits. 55% of white working-class voters agreed with a statement. only 23%
this is data from the pew research center. thinking about immigrants in the u.s. illegally, do you favor or oppose providing immigrants to gain legal citizenship if they pass background ships and -- passed background checks and find jobs. these propositions are well supported by the public. if you look at 2009, it has not gone down, it has gone up. a 63%-34% in favor of this. there are several other results consistent with this. in this time of severe economic crisis, feelings about immigrants...
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pew, gal up. decline and support among independents and large group of people moving against this plan. but the important tactical reasons are this. i think they want to have a battle over process, because if we are arguing about town hall meetings, we aren't arguing about the substance of the bill and what has gotten them into difficulty is the substance of the bill. they want to reassure the 60 democratic senators and the democrats in the house, they are trying to dismiss them. they are nuts. the polls are saying, they represent an emerging strong majority in america that says no. sean: we have spent a lot of time talking about what is now commonly known as the death panels, these end-of-life counselors, the house will would mandate that when they're older in life, this would be mandatory and maybe more often. the senate just confirmed that they are dropping it from the bill. they had been denying it existed and now they're saying we're going to drop it. is that a victory for the people showing
pew, gal up. decline and support among independents and large group of people moving against this plan. but the important tactical reasons are this. i think they want to have a battle over process, because if we are arguing about town hall meetings, we aren't arguing about the substance of the bill and what has gotten them into difficulty is the substance of the bill. they want to reassure the 60 democratic senators and the democrats in the house, they are trying to dismiss them. they are nuts....
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another one is one exposed by the new york post in 2005, a guy, sean tremblay who worked for pew says the entire alleged grassroots movements to get campaign finance reform passed was funded and organized by eight left wing organizations including george soros' society. it got out in the new york post, and, you know, the issue was dotal denials but those were totally phony protests. as anyone can figure out in retrospect, it was a groundswell of support for no campaign finance reform. you see this all the time where the right liberals running acorn go out, fine homeless people and give them a boxed lunch to protest something that no normal person actually cares about. that's why liberals can come up with this astroturf term, because that's what they specialize in. >> there is something i want to say. i don't have any problem with people going out and protesting and yelling, and it is the american way and people have the right to assemble. one thing that is really objectionable about acorn, though, that infuriates me, is that they get government money to do this. none of these conserva
another one is one exposed by the new york post in 2005, a guy, sean tremblay who worked for pew says the entire alleged grassroots movements to get campaign finance reform passed was funded and organized by eight left wing organizations including george soros' society. it got out in the new york post, and, you know, the issue was dotal denials but those were totally phony protests. as anyone can figure out in retrospect, it was a groundswell of support for no campaign finance reform. you see...
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pew, gal up. decline and support among independents and large group of people moving against this plan. but the important tactical reasons are this. i think they want to have a battle over process, because if we are arguing about town hall meetings, we aren't arguing about the substance of the bill and what has gotten them into difficulty is the substance of the bill. they want to reassure the 60 democratic senators and the democrats in the house, they are trying to dismiss them. they are nuts. the polls are saying, they represent an emerging strong majority in america that says no. sean: we have spent a lot of time talking about what is now commonly known as the death panels, these end-of-life counselors, the house will would mandate that when they're older in life, this would be mandatory and maybe more often. the senate just confirmed that they are dropping it from the bill. they had been denying it existed and now they're saying we're going to drop it. is that a victory for the people showing
pew, gal up. decline and support among independents and large group of people moving against this plan. but the important tactical reasons are this. i think they want to have a battle over process, because if we are arguing about town hall meetings, we aren't arguing about the substance of the bill and what has gotten them into difficulty is the substance of the bill. they want to reassure the 60 democratic senators and the democrats in the house, they are trying to dismiss them. they are nuts....
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the goal is to put people back in the pews. critics are saying that when they engage in these market -- these marketing campaigns are walking a fine line. >> whether or not the charges are engaged in a desperate act are very savvy read branding is a good question. if you are not bringing new people in and you are not developing your base, you will not be able to grow as a church. >> of course, critics also say perhaps that money could be better spent on providing food and clothes for the poor. jane: aneita, thank you. gregg: that is going to do it for this hour. it has been terrific sitting around with you. jane: have a great weekend, everybody. "the live desk" starts now. julie: we are taking over. julie: we are taking over.
the goal is to put people back in the pews. critics are saying that when they engage in these market -- these marketing campaigns are walking a fine line. >> whether or not the charges are engaged in a desperate act are very savvy read branding is a good question. if you are not bringing new people in and you are not developing your base, you will not be able to grow as a church. >> of course, critics also say perhaps that money could be better spent on providing food and clothes...
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finance law was signed by bush and after it was upheld by the supreme court -- treglia, he worked for pew, and he said this is a left-wing foundations. but with john, we take him out. he is on tape saying it. people are calling for campaign finance reform. and yet, politicians were fooled into believing it. i was just talking earlier at the bush league schools, and by the way, the worst ones that i do not think i was -- some schools are especially bad at turning out little monsters. in this particular case, they weren't even students, because they were standing in the back screaming their heads off with the most vulgar things i have ever heard. i can't even repeat them to my friends. there were a lot of cops there. there were struggles, and you get the cops out of the room. the cop arrested some of them and later told my bodyguard, which i need on college campuses because they are such little peaceful darlings, he told the cop he wasn't a student because somebody paid him to disrupt an ann coulter speech. i wanted to sue just to find out. who is paying and to disrupt my speech? that is fa
finance law was signed by bush and after it was upheld by the supreme court -- treglia, he worked for pew, and he said this is a left-wing foundations. but with john, we take him out. he is on tape saying it. people are calling for campaign finance reform. and yet, politicians were fooled into believing it. i was just talking earlier at the bush league schools, and by the way, the worst ones that i do not think i was -- some schools are especially bad at turning out little monsters. in this...
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had made an appeal. >> an appeal. >> right, an appeal for me, and the niece passed me a note in the pew, and said, you know, i have someone in prospect, virginia, that would be great, and i did not again drop everything to see her, but when i did, i was blown away by the interview. i had spoken to him -- well, i spoke to the niece and i had prepared greatly, we balked this over dinner last night, i prepared greatly for it. you know, i read, history books, reparations, national apology was big during that time, with reverend conyers in the senate, front page, "newsweek," slavery, and i prepared at barnes & nob noble, i didn't have money because i quit my job, i sat in barnes & noble and read all the history books to get an idea of what to expect in the interview. >> this is the very first person you contacts, but not the very first person you interviewed, but at this time as a recap from chapter one, your very first interview leads you to california, to give a back story on that. >> right. so the very first person i interviewed was a guy named chris wright, he was a lawyer in california,
had made an appeal. >> an appeal. >> right, an appeal for me, and the niece passed me a note in the pew, and said, you know, i have someone in prospect, virginia, that would be great, and i did not again drop everything to see her, but when i did, i was blown away by the interview. i had spoken to him -- well, i spoke to the niece and i had prepared greatly, we balked this over dinner last night, i prepared greatly for it. you know, i read, history books, reparations, national...
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it's a new pew poll. two-thirds of the country think the president obama and republican leaders are not working together. among those two-thirds, 17% of them blame the president compared to 7% back in february. so he's losing ground there. republicans are holding it just under 30%. now for party favorability. look at this. the democrats are down below 50% for the first time. republicans holding at 40%. in other words, their slash and burn attacks on the president haven't hurt them an inch. that would tell me as a republican, if i were a republican activist, i would say keep on the fire, keep the flame thrower aimed directly at the white house. we're not losing, he is. >> well, what's -- what's amazing to me about those numbers is that the republicans are seeing that gain or at least devaluing the president's numbers without really offering an alternative. in other words, it's not as if there's a gop plan out there that's gaining favor. it's that his is being torn down. >> so do only harm is their oath. do
it's a new pew poll. two-thirds of the country think the president obama and republican leaders are not working together. among those two-thirds, 17% of them blame the president compared to 7% back in february. so he's losing ground there. republicans are holding it just under 30%. now for party favorability. look at this. the democrats are down below 50% for the first time. republicans holding at 40%. in other words, their slash and burn attacks on the president haven't hurt them an inch. that...
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he worked for pew. he said that there was no grass roots movement, but we fake them out. he is on tape saying it. it is common sense. the people are calling for campaign finance reform. nobody cared. politicians were fooled into believing it. the worst schools that i did not think of as bush league schools, but the jesuits schools are bad at turning out little monsters. in loyola in chicago they apparently were not even students. they were standing in the back screaming their heads off with the mauls a vulgar things you have ever heard. there were a lot of cops there so they arrested the first guy. struggles, and you get the cops out of the room. the cop arrested some of them and later told my bodyguard, which i need on college campuses because they are such little peaceful darlings, he told the cop he wasn't a student because somebody paid him to disrupt an ann coulter speech. i wanted to sue just to find out. who is paying and to disrupt my speech? that is fact no. 2. we know that acorn, and a lot of the crazy things they're pushing are not supported by the public. we w
he worked for pew. he said that there was no grass roots movement, but we fake them out. he is on tape saying it. it is common sense. the people are calling for campaign finance reform. nobody cared. politicians were fooled into believing it. the worst schools that i did not think of as bush league schools, but the jesuits schools are bad at turning out little monsters. in loyola in chicago they apparently were not even students. they were standing in the back screaming their heads off with the...
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. >> you know what else, i think it was shown more in the pew poll, the president did take a hit on the whole issue of professor gates and sergeant crowley steps into that. came in on thursday. following the drum beat, as he invited them for a beer at the white house thursday. they met in the rose garden. vice president biden joined them. in the end, only sergeant crowley came out and spoke. >> i think what you have today, two gentlemen agree to disagree on a particular issue. i don't think that we spent too much time dwelling on the past. we intent a lot of time discussing the future. >> and i think in the future, cynthia tucker, the president probably had to do what he did once he called for it last friday put but now he wants this behind him? >> he absolutely does. it's so distracted from the major issue of health care. i happen to agree with what the president said. i think sergeant crowley did act stupidly because i still don't know what gates' crime was. but the president had no business speaking to us when it was going to cause a major distraction. he has spent most of the hour d
. >> you know what else, i think it was shown more in the pew poll, the president did take a hit on the whole issue of professor gates and sergeant crowley steps into that. came in on thursday. following the drum beat, as he invited them for a beer at the white house thursday. they met in the rose garden. vice president biden joined them. in the end, only sergeant crowley came out and spoke. >> i think what you have today, two gentlemen agree to disagree on a particular issue. i...
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pew at 54. time and cnn at 56. ipo and gallup at 58. the average is around 54%. but what you see is there is a general trend downward. downward. and what you see is the president's numbers kind of yo yo up and down. and they -- but the pattern you're seeing is that when his numbers go up, they generally don't go up as high as his previous highs, and then when they drop low, they do drop lower than his previous lows. so it's sort of a ratcheting down effect that's happening. he's sort of within the average of normal presidents at this point. but, clearly, his disapproval ratings are consistently going up, and he's not in a good place right now. >> do the better than expected numbers on unemployment, and the stock market gains, does that do anything to help turn this around for the president? >> i think any time you have a lousy economy, whether you inherited it or not, it's basically a weight on your shoulders, it kind of keeps holding you down. and that every month, the president's in office he becomes a little more vested into ownership of that economy. you know
pew at 54. time and cnn at 56. ipo and gallup at 58. the average is around 54%. but what you see is there is a general trend downward. downward. and what you see is the president's numbers kind of yo yo up and down. and they -- but the pattern you're seeing is that when his numbers go up, they generally don't go up as high as his previous highs, and then when they drop low, they do drop lower than his previous lows. so it's sort of a ratcheting down effect that's happening. he's sort of within...
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. >> guest: but you can go to many research projects, the pew research center, this last election clearly showed that the press favored obama. the media research center over the years has shown over the years that white house correspondents, over-80% of them have been democrats. this last fall the ombudsman woman from the "washington post" wrote her paper that her paper favored obama clearly over mccain. that's right. >> guest: and there are so many instances of media bias. talk radio is the only opposition to that bias. and that's why it's done so well. if it hadn't been for talk radio, we would not have known the other side of the iraqi war. we would not have exposed the perils of national healthcare. we would most likely had a immigration bill passing through our congress and senate. and without conservative talk radio, there would be no opposition to this. and clearly that's what the obama administration wants. no opposition. >> host: the ideological angle is one part of the equation. the other part of the equation, brian, is the commercial part because what the liberals don't want to
. >> guest: but you can go to many research projects, the pew research center, this last election clearly showed that the press favored obama. the media research center over the years has shown over the years that white house correspondents, over-80% of them have been democrats. this last fall the ombudsman woman from the "washington post" wrote her paper that her paper favored obama clearly over mccain. that's right. >> guest: and there are so many instances of media...
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that is why the pulling in the pew recently that on immigraon reform shows an increase in support for a path to tizenship because people want this new gang to deliver. i think the democrats are goi to have to really embrace that with an argumt as e.j. says and quite frankly should be abou taxes. we are going to me people pay their share fair, both employees and workers and that will help reduce the deficit. how about that for a centrist argument? we are going to require them to pay taxes and we a going to raise billions of dollars for the coffersre eveone is thing their fair share. i would love to hear that argument in the swing districts from democrats thing we are going to lean into it. when notice qanta russia but were going to get it done. that is the democratic party that haso emerge at their going to take it advantage of these dark oortunist. >> let's they they find there's find and they find their voice, what is the republican response to tt? it you've got democrats leaning into of making a sound case for how we can raise taxes by requiring people to come forward and enforce ou
that is why the pulling in the pew recently that on immigraon reform shows an increase in support for a path to tizenship because people want this new gang to deliver. i think the democrats are goi to have to really embrace that with an argumt as e.j. says and quite frankly should be abou taxes. we are going to me people pay their share fair, both employees and workers and that will help reduce the deficit. how about that for a centrist argument? we are going to require them to pay taxes and we...
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in the pews side by side four presidents came to bid farewell. ♪ >> reporter: and shoulder to shoulder sat old friends and foes alike from his senate days. political battles laid to rest. >> he often brought his republican colleagues home for dinner, and he believed in developing personal relationships and honoring differences. >> reporter: in the front, the kennedys, america's family. four generations shaped by the man who bore the torch when his brothers fell. teddy jr. who lost a leg to cancer at the age of 12 spoke of his father's indomitable will. >> i said, i'll never be able to climb up that hill, and he lifted me up in his strong gentle arms and said something i will never forget. he said "i know you can do it. there is nothing that you can't do." we're going to climb that hill together, even if it takes us all day. >> reporter: his widow vicki proud and gracious listening to every tribute. ♪ >> reporter: and so many nieces and nephews. the youngest of each kennedy branch spoke the senator's own words. >> the work begins anew, the hope rises again, and the dream lives on. >>
in the pews side by side four presidents came to bid farewell. ♪ >> reporter: and shoulder to shoulder sat old friends and foes alike from his senate days. political battles laid to rest. >> he often brought his republican colleagues home for dinner, and he believed in developing personal relationships and honoring differences. >> reporter: in the front, the kennedys, america's family. four generations shaped by the man who bore the torch when his brothers fell. teddy jr....
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. >> and as we look at jack nicholson there milling around the pews. juan, bring you back in, and you talk with the family dynasty. it seems to -- while the other kennedys have done worthwhile things, environmentalists, they are dooks document terrence and our friend douglas who works here with the exception of senator kennedy's son who we see right there, patrick kennedy, they are not involved in public life or politics. >> not to the extent-- not to the extent of the nine children of joseph and rose kennedy. you know, when you think back to the way that those young people were raised for a political life, it was as if the father, joe kennedy, was-- and i don't think there's any question about this. he wanted his children involved in american politics and he made a mission about advancing their political careers. and got involved in the politics very directly, helping to finance campaigns, helping to bring in all of his business contacts around the country in support, for example, when jack kennedy was running for president. there's just no question a
. >> and as we look at jack nicholson there milling around the pews. juan, bring you back in, and you talk with the family dynasty. it seems to -- while the other kennedys have done worthwhile things, environmentalists, they are dooks document terrence and our friend douglas who works here with the exception of senator kennedy's son who we see right there, patrick kennedy, they are not involved in public life or politics. >> not to the extent-- not to the extent of the nine children...
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b@ >> charles: on this the 40th anniversary of woodstock, just released poll from the pew center says the average 20 something doesn't even know what woodstock was. now steve hartman went looking for a refresher course. >> every year thousand of people pull into woodstock, new york and find themselves asking the same who is buried in grant's tombesque question. >> this isn't woodstock? >> woodstock wasn't in concert. >> nope. >> these guys here cash in on people like you that are confusing it. >> idiots? >> yeah. >> basically. >> so i am not the first one to make this mistake. >> probably about 1 million, eight. >> 1 million, eight. >> that is tough pill for a lot of people to swallow. >> she is mayor of the woodstock chamber of commerce. >> you go to bethel where the concert was. >> you would be more disappointed. >> this is no woodstock there. >> really? >> charles verdict disagrees. >> this is woodstock, 1969. >> charles runs the one and only business on the main drag through bethel. >> a lot of people want to bring woodstock back to where woodstock is, not the town of woodstock, b
b@ >> charles: on this the 40th anniversary of woodstock, just released poll from the pew center says the average 20 something doesn't even know what woodstock was. now steve hartman went looking for a refresher course. >> every year thousand of people pull into woodstock, new york and find themselves asking the same who is buried in grant's tombesque question. >> this isn't woodstock? >> woodstock wasn't in concert. >> nope. >> these guys here cash in on...
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fact that the 20 years that barack obama was in reverent wright's pusey considered him a mentor -- pews and considered him a mentor. sean canty talked about the black body system which basically says that in the way many blacks who achieved economic success are being bought off by the capitalist system to be shunned. and my stores, reported for the first time on rev. wright's sermons, saying the government created aids to kill of blacks, that israel is a racist country, that the government created a killer to kill off minorities throughout the world, etc., etc. and also that the same reverence wright gave an award fairocon to lifetime achievement. i wrote that story for two months. who picked it up? nobody. nobody tested in the i mentioned the story to a cnn reporter who i know at a party. he had not seen the store. she said that was amazing. i could never run a story like that, i would be accused of being biased against barack obama. finally, after sending this story to friends i know in mainstream media both television networks and newspapers, after about two months, i did in wall str
fact that the 20 years that barack obama was in reverent wright's pusey considered him a mentor -- pews and considered him a mentor. sean canty talked about the black body system which basically says that in the way many blacks who achieved economic success are being bought off by the capitalist system to be shunned. and my stores, reported for the first time on rev. wright's sermons, saying the government created aids to kill of blacks, that israel is a racist country, that the government...
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basically the public thinks trade leads to job loss, coming from the pew research center survey. nothing surprising except there has been such an increase in two years in terms of concern about jobs. the public believes that trade lowers wages. i would back out to you that their experience over the last generation is wages haven't increase and an economic theory, if you dump several hundred people into the global labor pool, it should have a depressing effect on wages. as much as we might amend this concern and quibble about the details, the public may actually have a sensibility about some of the impact of trade on a livelihoods', that those of us who are immune from this don't fully appreciate. .. >> and then jumped back up in 2009, right at the time of the april primaries. i'm sorry, a year after the april primaries in 2008 when trade was taking a pretty bad rap. something has happened here. i think we can attribute it to a number of things. this is probably mostly the obama bounce. people trust obama. if obama pursues trade, then maybe we can trust it again. creates an opport
basically the public thinks trade leads to job loss, coming from the pew research center survey. nothing surprising except there has been such an increase in two years in terms of concern about jobs. the public believes that trade lowers wages. i would back out to you that their experience over the last generation is wages haven't increase and an economic theory, if you dump several hundred people into the global labor pool, it should have a depressing effect on wages. as much as we might amend...
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maybe even a pew spots into the high fifth for morning lows come monday and tuesday. >> that would be welcomed. >> will indeed. >>> coming up in our broadcast, an update on the swine flu vaccine trials that are taking place across the country. >> punishment has been decided for the judge who let the air out of a cleaning woman's car tire in maryland. >> new developments tonight in the case of a montgomery county police officer who was accused of lying about the details of a drunk driving case. >>> we will tell you how metro is preming for the skins. nationals, united fans, all expected to flood the system tomorrow night. >>> coming up in sports, the nationals welcome stephen strasburg to town. chase daniels tries to prove his work tomorrow night at fedexfield. chad ochocinco doing something we have snooench him afore. ewews4 at 6:00" s4 >>> back now withie stories makingin hdleseaes tonight. >> prince cilamylintou couple that had fallen on hard times was found dead in the home her about to lose. jewely and wallace faye died of gunshot wounds. police say it was a murder/suicide. neighb
maybe even a pew spots into the high fifth for morning lows come monday and tuesday. >> that would be welcomed. >> will indeed. >>> coming up in our broadcast, an update on the swine flu vaccine trials that are taking place across the country. >> punishment has been decided for the judge who let the air out of a cleaning woman's car tire in maryland. >> new developments tonight in the case of a montgomery county police officer who was accused of lying about the...
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. >> from the day he was -- took his oath at the capitol he was in the pew in front of me here, and he lived right down the street, so in terms of following history and how it was going and the benefit of living in washington, i and a friend of mine just walked and followed them along, saw jackie onassis come out of the house and stuff like that. it was wonderful. >> senator kennedy spent many sundays at holy trinity catholic turch there in nd ak oour l o we'll come back and look at our weather and traffic. >>> once again, coming up at "news 4 at 5:00" p.m. much more on the life and legacy . >>in the lower left corner of the screen there is the flag flying at half-staff, that in honor of senator ted kennedy who has passed away at the age of 77. he workein that building for some 4years. inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer and ann curry who's in for meredith this morning. much more ahead on the loss of senator keedy. >>> this morning, president obama's calling him the greatest u.s. senator of our time. 's pising his work to advance civil rights and economic well being of all americans. but
. >> from the day he was -- took his oath at the capitol he was in the pew in front of me here, and he lived right down the street, so in terms of following history and how it was going and the benefit of living in washington, i and a friend of mine just walked and followed them along, saw jackie onassis come out of the house and stuff like that. it was wonderful. >> senator kennedy spent many sundays at holy trinity catholic turch there in nd ak oour l o we'll come back and look at...
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that time, the main stream media totally ignored the fact that barack obama was in reverend white's pews and considered him a mentor and the only exception was sean hannity who had him on to talk about the black value system that basically says that the way any blacks who achieve economic success are being bought off by the capitalist system and are to be shunned. but in my stories, i reported for the first time on reverend white's sermons, saying that the government created aids to kill off blacks, that israel is a racist country, that the government created killers to kill off minorities throughout the world, et cetera, et cetera. and also that the same reverend white gave awards to farrah kahn for lifetime achievement. who picked up those stories? nobody. nobody touched it. i mentioned the stories to a cnn reporter at a party and she had not seen the stories and she said that's amazing. of course, i could never run a story like that. i would be accused of being bias against barack obama by my network. finally, after sending the stories to friends i know in mainstream media, tv network
that time, the main stream media totally ignored the fact that barack obama was in reverend white's pews and considered him a mentor and the only exception was sean hannity who had him on to talk about the black value system that basically says that the way any blacks who achieve economic success are being bought off by the capitalist system and are to be shunned. but in my stories, i reported for the first time on reverend white's sermons, saying that the government created aids to kill off...
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the last time i was near the pulpit of a methodist church, except as a person sitting in the pews, i used to get a lot of invitations to speak in churches on sunday for the sermon. i suppose they wanted to find out if a person in politics could be a believer in jesus christ. i always used to speak about second corinthians 5:17 on being ambassadors for jesus christ, on being saved to three jesus christ, how it takes the responsibility of spreading the word about jesus christ and those sorts of things. but i have not been asked to do that lately, so maybe i am not much of a preacher. prior to 10 years ago, but -- i bet i did it six or seven times a year. we are here in the first place, because you know my policy of getting every county, every year, to have a town meeting. you are the 2844th town meeting i have had since i have been in the united states senate. [applause] i have two more scheduled, and i have been in 71 before today, so some of the things i have been doing on health care reform are reflected in what i have learned from iowans over the past few months that have held a 71
the last time i was near the pulpit of a methodist church, except as a person sitting in the pews, i used to get a lot of invitations to speak in churches on sunday for the sermon. i suppose they wanted to find out if a person in politics could be a believer in jesus christ. i always used to speak about second corinthians 5:17 on being ambassadors for jesus christ, on being saved to three jesus christ, how it takes the responsibility of spreading the word about jesus christ and those sorts of...
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finance law was signed by bush and after it was upheld by the supreme court -- treglia, he worked for pew, and he said this is a left-wing foundations. foundations. but with john, he is on tape saying it. people are calling for campaign finance reform. and yet, politicians were fooled into believing it. i was just talking earlier at the bush league schools, and by the way, the worst ones that i do not think i was -- some schools are especially bad at turning out little monsters. in this particular case, they weren't even students, because they were standing in the back screaming their heads off with the most vulgar things i have ever heard. i can't even repeat them to my friends. there were a lot of cops there. there were struggles, and you get the cops out of the room. the cop arrested some of them and later told my bodyguard, which i need on college campuses because they are such little peaceful darlings, he told the cop he wasn't a student because somebody paid him to disrupt an ann coulter speech. i wanted to sue just to find out. who is paying and to disrupt my speech? that is fact n
finance law was signed by bush and after it was upheld by the supreme court -- treglia, he worked for pew, and he said this is a left-wing foundations. foundations. but with john, he is on tape saying it. people are calling for campaign finance reform. and yet, politicians were fooled into believing it. i was just talking earlier at the bush league schools, and by the way, the worst ones that i do not think i was -- some schools are especially bad at turning out little monsters. in this...
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. >> it's a their p their pew particul particular-- they a and they use the tricks to show to friends and family and in doing so helps them recovery quickly in their recoveries. >> good for you. >> thanks so much. >> good for you. i'll tell you this, one more thing disappear, okay? >> and that's this program. okay? "fox & friends," can you make this program disappear? >> i can try. ready? >> before do you that, before you snap your fingers, and while in vegas, congratulations to you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you for being on the show. thanks for having me.
. >> it's a their p their pew particul particular-- they a and they use the tricks to show to friends and family and in doing so helps them recovery quickly in their recoveries. >> good for you. >> thanks so much. >> good for you. i'll tell you this, one more thing disappear, okay? >> and that's this program. okay? "fox & friends," can you make this program disappear? >> i can try. ready? >> before do you that, before you snap your...
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the last time i was near the pulpit of a methodist church, except as a person sitting in the pews was when i got a lot of invitations to speak on sunday for the sermon. i suppose they wanted to find out if a person in politics could be a believer in jesus christ. [laughter] always used to speak about second corinthians 5:17-21 about being an ambassador for jesus christ. hal being saved, it take the responsibility of spreading the word about jesus christ, and those sorts of things. i have not been asked to do that lately, so maybe i am not much of a preacher. prior to 10 years ago, i did it about six times a here. well, we are here, in the first place, because you know my policy of getting to every county every year, to have a town hall meeting. you are the 2844th town hall meeting that i have had since coming to the united states senate. and i have two more scheduled. some of the things that i have been doing on health care reform are reflected in what i have learned fromiowan iowans in thet few months. also, we have a large crowd here today because people fear for america. [applause]
the last time i was near the pulpit of a methodist church, except as a person sitting in the pews was when i got a lot of invitations to speak on sunday for the sermon. i suppose they wanted to find out if a person in politics could be a believer in jesus christ. [laughter] always used to speak about second corinthians 5:17-21 about being an ambassador for jesus christ. hal being saved, it take the responsibility of spreading the word about jesus christ, and those sorts of things. i have not...
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that the last time i was near the pulpit of the methodist church except as a person sitting in the pews, is that i used to get a lot of invitations to speak on sunday for the sermon. i suppose they wanted to find out if a person politics could be a believer in jesus christ. [laughter] but i always used to speak toii corinthians 5:17-21, about how being saved at through jesus christ, it takes the responsibility of spreading the word about jesus christ and of those sorts of things. but i have not been asked to do that lately, so maybe -- maybe i'm not much of a preacher, but prior to 10 is a god thati bet that i did it six or seven times per year. we're here in the first place because you know my policy of getting to every county every year to have a town meeting. you are the 2844th town meeting i have had since been in the united states senate. [applause] and i have two more scheduled and i have been in 71 before today. some things i have been doing on health care reform are reflected in what i have learned from iowans or the past few months i have hearheld those 71 meetings. that have h
that the last time i was near the pulpit of the methodist church except as a person sitting in the pews, is that i used to get a lot of invitations to speak on sunday for the sermon. i suppose they wanted to find out if a person politics could be a believer in jesus christ. [laughter] but i always used to speak toii corinthians 5:17-21, about how being saved at through jesus christ, it takes the responsibility of spreading the word about jesus christ and of those sorts of things. but i have not...